Accommodation
on our 6
Days/ 5 Nights Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari
offers several options from budget camping to luxury
lodges. You will be lead by trained safari guides on
the gorilla trek in Bwindi Forest and the services of
a driver and guide are included in the tour price.

Tour
Highlights Include:

*Visiting
Igongo Cultural village

*Rhino
tracking in the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary*Chimpanzee
tracking in Kibale National Park*Game
viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Our
6 Days/ 5 Nights Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari
departs from Kampala setting off north-west on a scenic
drive through the renowned Luwero Triangle. We travel
to Masindi via the Ziwa Rhino Project, stopping to visit
the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. At the sanctuary we go rhino
trekking - a highlight on any Ugandan Safari.

After
lunch, we head to Murchison, set at the top of the Murchison
Falls with panoramic views of the Nile. At the falls,
the river plummets 45 metres into the gorge below! We
admire the Nile River as it squeezes through a seven
meter canyon at the roaring falls, forming rainbows
in the misty spray above.

Murchison Falls National
Park is one of Uganda’s oldest conservation areas
and the largest game park in Uganda, covering 3,893
km². The national park consists mostly of untamed
African Savannah bushveld and lies in the northern Albertine
Rift Valley, where the Bunyoro escarpment meets the
vast plains of Acholiland.

The Murchison Falls
National Park is bisected by the mighty River Nile with
its impressive Murchison Falls.

Accommodation
Options:

Accommodation
Midrange: Sambiya River Lodge

Budget Accommodation:
Bwana Tembo Safari Lodge

Luxury Accommodation:
Paraa Safari Lodge/ Chobe Safari Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch
and dinner

Day
2: Murchison Falls National Park – Uganda

Day
two of our Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari kicks off
with a fresh cup of African Coffee. We then cross the
River Nile on a ferry, making our way onto the northern
banks of the Murchison Falls National Park.

Your
guide takes you in search of Africa's wildlife, including
elephant, lion, buffalo, Rothschild's giraffe, hyena
and numerous crocodiles and hippos. The national park
is also home to various antelopes, such as hartebeest,
waterbuck, Oribi, bushbuck, and reedbuck. If we are
lucky we may even spot the elusive leopard in the park.
We return to the lodge for breakfast and a rest.

After
lunch we embark on a boat cruise on the calm waters
of the Victoria Nile. Along the way we keep an eye out
for wallowing hippos and crocodiles from our boat. We
may also sight other wild animals as we go, including
elephant, waterbuck and Uganda Kob crocodile found along
this 17 kilometer stretch of river.

This
riverine area also hosts numerous bird species, from
the Goliath heron, Egyptian goose and pelican bee-eater,
to the kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and rare shoebill
stork.

Our
boat cruise takes us to the base of the Murchison Falls,
stopping tens of meters away from the "Devil's
Cauldron". We leave the boat at the base of the
falls and hike to the top of the falls, which takes
about an hour.

We
get to see the falls from a new perspective as we hike,
admiring the world's longest river as it courses through
the narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment. Your
driver and guide takes you back to the lodge from the
top of the falls.

Accommodation
Options:

Accommodation
Midrange: Sambiya River Lodge

Budget
Accommodation: Bwana Tembo Safari Lodge

Luxury
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge/ Chobe Safari
Lodge

Meal
Plan: Lunch and dinner

Day
3: Murchison Falls to Kibale Forest National Park
– Uganda

Today
is spent driving south to Fort Portal via Hoima. We
pass through the lush countryside of farms and traditional
homesteads on the Albertine Rift escarpment.

Fort-Portal
is located at the base of the mystic Mountains of the
Moon in Uganda. Meals and overnight at a beautifully
located lodge overlooking the dramatic Crater Lake and
the fabled Mountains of the Moon.

Our
day starts early, with chimpanzee tracking in Kibale
National Park, home to an impressive 500 chimpanzees.
The dense jungles of Kibale Park are the best place
to view chimpanzees in Africa.

The
chimpanzees are commonly found feeding on fig-tree fruits
in the game park and have been habituated to humans
since 1992. Kibale National Park covers 795 km sq and
consists mostly of a vast tract of equatorial rainforest.

This
national park is home to numerous forest wildlife species,
boasting one of the highest concentrations of primates
in the world. The 13 primate species include Black-and-White
and Grey Cheeked Colobus, L'Hoest's monkeys and Galagos,
with chimpanzees being the main attraction.

In
the afternoon we travel south to the Queen Elizabeth
National Park, taking in the sights and looking out
for game as we drive.

Our
next destination is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park,
home to the endangered African Mountain Gorillas, along
with a rich diversity of wild animals and plants. Inhabitants
include various other primate species, such as the blue
and red tailed monkeys.

Day
five starts with an early morning breakfast, before
meeting up with our guide for the once-in-a-lifetime
experience of trekking mountain gorillas in the wild.
We head off into the dense vegetation of Bwindi Impenetrable
Forest, best known for endangered gorilla trekking,
which is considered the highlight of visiting Uganda.

This
gorilla walk can take up to six hours, so a reasonable
degree of fitness and a sturdy pair of walking shoes
are required. The thrill of encountering these gentle
primates in the wild is well worth the sometimes challenging
trek through the thick undergrowth.

This
rewarding trek through the jungle takes us in search
of a group of gorillas. Once we find the African Mountain
Gorillas we spend some time watching them feed and interact
with each other.

We
get to hear the gorillas communicating with one another
and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant adult male
gorillas, called Silverbacks. Encountering these giant
apes is one of Africa’s most poignant wildlife
experiences.

Each
gorilla encounter is unique, offering its own rewards.
We generally get up close to the adult gorillas to watch
them feeding, grooming and resting, as well as witnessing
the young gorillas at play.

In
the afternoon we explore a local community on foot,
to gain insight into the ways of the Ugandan people
living near Bwindi Park. After our village walk we return
to the camp and have a drink together, recounting our
unforgettable adventures with the African Mountain Gorillas.

Located
in southwestern Uganda Bwindi Impenetrable National
Park covers part of the diverse Bwindi Impenetrable
Forest. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is best known
for its primate populations, being home to about half
the world’s mountain gorillas, at over 300 endangered
gorillas.

The
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest ecosystem is exceptionally
high in bio diversity, with rich flora and fauna species.
This lush forested area hosts some of the richest tree,
small mammal, bird, butterfly, reptilian, and moth populations.

Bwindi
is a birding paradise, home to 348 bird species. This
area is one of Uganda’s best bird watching destinations
supporting nearly all of the Albertine Rift endemic
species found in Uganda, along with several Red Data
Book species.

The
Bwindi Forest of Uganda is an ancient rainforest, said
to have survived the last ice age. A recently proclaimed
World Heritage Site, Bwindi is one of the most biologically
diverse areas in the world hosting unique and precious
floral species.

There's
also a substantial chimpanzee population and research
shows that Bwindi is the only forest in Africa where
these two apes live together.

We
enjoy an early breakfast on day six and then return
to Kampala, visiting Igongo Cultural village en route.
Here we learn about the Bahima and Ankole cultures of
Uganda, glimpsing the history of these interesting people.

We cross the Equator,
stopping to take photographs and to have lunch along
the way. We arrive back in Kampala (or Entebbe on request)
in time to catch evening flights, bringing this Uganda
Gorilla Trekking Safari Adventure to a close.